who would have thunk it that folks would want to watch the RNC Convention on Fox News. I know I'm flabbergasted!!!
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http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/#tv1Networks Are Outfoxed at RNC
All of the major television networks were beaten by the Fox News Channel Tuesday night during the 10:00 hour when each of them was covering the Republican National Convention. According to figures from Nielsen Research, 5.2 million people tuned in to FNC, while 5.14 million watched NBC; 4.4 million, CBS; 4.3 million, ABC; 1.61 million, MSNBC; and 1.55 million, CNN. It marked the first time ever that FNC has ever attracted more viewers than any of the broadcast networks in covering a news event. For the entire three hours of primetime devoted to the convention by the cable networks, FNC averaged 4.1 million viewers; PBS, 1.9 million; MSNBC, 1.3 million; and CNN, 1.2 million. (TV writers also took note of the fact that CNN had been overtaken by MSNBC for the first time.) Washington Post TV columnist Lisa De Moraes observed today (Thursday) that TV network execs would only discuss the Fox win "from the comfortable shroud of anonymity." She quoted one of them as saying that "Fox News Channel is the official channel of the GOP." Another remarked: "To paraphrase The Daily Show: 'To call Fox News Channel appealing to Republicans is to call <{legendary pantomimist} Marcel Marceau a little quiet." [/b>However, FNC spokesman Paul Schur responded: "Saying Fox News won because it appeals to Republicans is like saying a Sopranos finale only beat the broadcast networks because it appealed to Italian Americans."